More than two months after a 27-year-old man missed the birth of his daughter when he was seriously injured in a hit-and-run, a suspect is in custody, deputies say.

Gerhard Grommer was booked into the Spartanburg County Detention Center early Monday afternoon and charged with hit and run involving great bodily injury.

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Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office

Gerhard Grommer was charged two months after a hit and run that seriously injured a man

Grommer was driving a pickup that hit Austin Meitzler on July 14, investigators say.

Meitzler was walking near the intersection of Fernwood Glendale and Clifton Glendale roads. according to troopers. Meitzler's father, Fred Meitzler, said the impact of the vehicle sent his son into a ditch.

A few days after the hit and run, the South Carolina Highway Patrol released an image of the suspect's vehicle.

South Carolina Highway Patrol

Fred Meitzler said his son's injuries sent him to the ICU with a punctured lung, shattered facial bones and cuts on the head. The impact also broke his collarbone, jaw and nose.

Shalina Cannon

Austin Meitzler remained hospitalized for weeks. His girlfriend, Shalina Cannon, said he missed the birth of the couple's daughter on July 21.